Combination armchair and bed rest



Nov. 29, 1949 P. B. WILLIAMS COMBINATION ARMCHAIR AND BED REST FiledJune 11, 1948 Paul 5.6)1Zltczms ESQVBQUOF b (inborn e5 Patented Nov. 29,1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

This invention relates to a combination arm chair and bed rest, and morespecifically, to a two piece chair which may be disassembled into a bedrest and seat unit.

The invention may be more clearly understood by reference to the drawingwhich depicts one embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1 is anisometric front-side view of the upper removable section of the chair,while Figure 2 is a similar view of the bottom section. The completeassembled chair is shown in Figure 3. A partial side view withupholstery partly cut away in the seat portion, and showing assemblydetails, is shown in Figure 4, while Figure 5 illustrates one means usedfor holding together the front portions of both sections. Similarnumerals refer to similar parts in the various figures.

Referring again to the drawing, numeral I represents the back portion ofthe chair attached to arm portions 2 and 3, the front ends 4 and 5, ofwhich, carry engaging means 1 and 6, respectively. This upper chairsection, shown in Figure 1, may be placed on a bed to act as a bed rest,or it may be placed on and fastened to the seat portion, shown in Figure2, and the combination used as a chair.

This seat portion has top 9 acting as a seat, back In, sides 8 and H,and front I2 on the upper side sections of which are mounted engagingmeans 13 and M which are designed to coact with engaging means 4 and 5,respectively, on the lower front end portions of the arms, to hold thefront portions of the seat and arm sections together while they areassembled in a chair, as shown in Figure 3.

The engaging means mentioned heretofore may be of any suitable type,preferably such as the type shown in Figures 4 and 5. As illustrated inFigure 4, the wooden front members, such as 29, in the front of the seatsection, are cut out in their forward part to give recess l9 into whichfits the hook and spring assembly shown in the lower portion of Figure5. Sliding rod 20 terminating at the top with hook l4 rides in retaininghousing l6 which is attached to wooden frame member 29 by screws 24 onlips 23. The upper end of spring I1 is fastened to the lower end ofsliding rod at 25, while its lower end is fastened to bottom [8 of cutout portion IS in wooden frame member 29.

When the upper or arm section of the chair is not over the seat section,spring I! retracts hook l4 into recess l9, so that only a small part ofthe upper portion of hook I4 is visible (as in Fig. 2), and it projectsonly to a sufiicient extent'to enable one to take hold of hooked portionI4 and lift it sufiiciently to engage it with slotted portion 22 inengaging means 6 mounted in arm 3. The front portion of cut-out portion19 is covered with upholstery so that only portions of hooks M arevisible as shown in Figure 2.

The wooden frame members at the lower portion of the front faces of thearms also are provided with cut-out portions immediately above those (e.g. [9) in the seat section. In these outout portions are fastened (e. g.by screws, etc.) the engaging members (such as 6) for coacting with thelower members (such as IS). The front face 2| of these members isprovided with groove or recess 22, preferably directed downwardly so asto allow hook M to grip and hold thereon once the two members areengaged. Except for the opening at the groove, these engaging means onthe arms are also covered by the upholstery.

After the arms have been anchored to the seat section by the engagingmembers disclosed above, the back of the chair and the back of the seatsection are locked together by a latch or lock such as a small windowsash lock 21, one-half of which is attached to the frame member at thebottom of the back I of the arm section, and one-half being attached tothe frame member at the top of the back side I!) of the seat section.Any conventional locking device which is not too conspicuous issatisfactory for locking the back.

Hook I4 and sliding rod 20 may be fitted into housing I6 loosely so asto allow sufiicient play for satisfactory engagement in groove 22.Although a groove is shown, other equivalents therefor may be employed,such as projecting loops or links, hooks, ledges and the like. It isdesirable, however, that the engaging means on the seat be of flexibletype. Also, it is possible to reverse the locations of the engagingmeans, but the locations illustrated herein are preferred.

1 claim:

1. A combination armchair, disengageable to provide a separate bed rest,and seat unit, comprising a top section capable of being used as a bedrest and comprising a back and a pair of separated arms attached theretoand projecting forwardly from the sides of the back, a bottom sectioncomprising a seat unit having a substantially fiat top surface of suchsize to be capable of being placed under said top unit to act as asupport for the top section and as a seat therefor, engaging means nearthe bottom forward portions of each arm, engaging means on the upperforward part of the seat section immediately under the engaging means'onthe arms and coacting therewith to hold together flexibly the twosections, locking means near the bottom of the back of the top section,and locking means near the top of the back of the bottom sectionimmediately adjacent that on the top section and coacting therewith tolock the two sections together.

2. A combination armchair according to claim 1 in which the engagingmeans on the bottom section comprises a hook, a spring on the lowerportion of said hook to retract same when not 10 4 in use, the bottom ofsaid spring being anchored in the frame, and the engaging means on thetop section comprises a protruding member on which said hook may beengaged.

3. A combination armchair according to claim 1 in which the engagingmeans are substantially concealed by the upholstery.

PAUL B. WILLIAMS.

No references cited.

